Alice's Easy Blueberry Cake

This is a delicious and easy blueberry cake to make with things that are usually on hand. My grandmother passed this down to me and now I make it with my kids.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 30 mins
• Total Time: 45 mins
• Calories: 253 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 cup milk
• 1 ½ cups white sugar
• ½ cup vegetable oil
• 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted
• 2 cups fresh blueberries
• 2 tablespoons white sugar, or more to taste
• 2 teaspoons all-purpose flour, or as needed

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13-inch baking dish.

Step 2

Sift 2 1/2 cups flour, 1 1/2 cup sugar, baking powder, and salt together in a bowl. Add milk, vegetable oil, eggs, and vanilla extract; mix into a semi-thick batter.

Step 3

Toss blueberries with about 2 teaspoons flour in a separate bowl; fold into batter. Pour batter into prepared baking dish.

Step 4

Bake in the preheated oven until cake is lightly browned, 25 to 30 minutes. Brush melted butter on top of cake and sprinkle with about 2 tablespoons sugar. Continue to bake until golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 5 to 10 more minutes.